- Pontus, Pontos - (Greek mythology) ancient personification of the sea; father of Nereus
--1 is a kind of Greek deity
- Pontus - an ancient region of northern Asia Minor on the Black Sea; it reached its height under Mithridates VI but was later incorporated into the Roman Empire
--2 is a kind of geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
--2 is a part of Asia Minor, Anatolia